Jaxlore: Folklore, Urban Legends, and Regionalisms

Folklore is the unofficial culture of a community, passed along through word of mouth and other back channels. Folklore is often indelibly tied to place, and is a large part of what makes home feel like home. Here are a few common bits of lore from Jacksonville and the First Coast. How many do you recognize?...

9 Real Town Centers Worth Visiting In The First Coast

Here are nine authentic neighborhood town centers outside of downtown that prove there's more to Jacksonville and the First Coast than the typical suburban shopping mall.

TEDxJacksonville: The Power of Uniqueness

Ed McMahon, who holds the Charles E. Fraser Chair on Sustainable Development at the Urban Land Institute in Washington, DC, believes that Place is more than just a location on a map. Place is the unique collection of qualities and characteristics–visual, cultural, social, environmental–that provide...

15 Things You Need To Know About Dating In Jax

According to our friends at Movoto, Jacksonville sweethearts have style and game.

UNF tops JU; but that's not all the excitement

A night of local college basketball at Veterans Memorial Arena.

Jacksonville: A Top Meeting Destination?

Should Jacksonville invest in a new convention center? The answer to that question usually depends on if the person being asked believes that city is or can be a major meeting destination. Nevertheless, according to Cvent.com, it's a top 50 U.S. meeting destination. Here's the list!

Video: The 50 Best Viral Videos Of 2014

Hemming Park: In the Center of It All

Keith Marks, Marketing Director of Friends of Hemming Park, writes an insightful synopsis of Hemming's past, present and future.

10 Things Jaxsons Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners

According to our friends at Movoto Real Estate blog, here's 10 things Jaxsons will have to explain to out-of-towners.

Yarborough Threatens to Defund MOCA, because "PORN"

A guest editorial by Thony Aiuppy. Recently, City Council President Clay Yarborough declared a photographic image at MOCA as "pornography". Then he threatened to defund MOCA if the image was not removed.